Feb 22 - Prehistoric Trade - Mesoamerica and the Southwest

  • 22 Feb 2017
  • 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
  • Kit Carson Electric - 118 Cruz Alta Rd, Taos

Date: Wednesday, February 22, 2017

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Speaker: Caroline Fernald

Topic:  Prehistoric Trade Between Mesoamerica and The American Southwest

Caroline Jean Fernald is the Executive Director of the Millicent Rogers Museum.  She is a Ph.D. candidate in Native American art history at the University of Oklahoma, and wrote her Master's thesis on Mesoamerican influences on pottery motifs at Acoma Pueblo. 

Her lecture will address this research by focusing on prehistoric trade connections between Mesoamerica and the Southwest as well as representations of luxury trade goods, such as scarlet macaws, in prehistoric and historic Southwestern art.

Join other TAS members and our speaker for Dinner at 5 PM

Guadalajara Grill South, 1384 Paseo del Pueblo Sur, Taos, across from Ace Hardware.

Arrive between 5:00 and 5:30 PM, place your order at the front, and take your number to the back room.  No reservations needed.



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